emigration

Definition(s)

• In the global context , the act of departing or exiting from one State with the intention to remain abroad for a period exceeding one year.
• In the EU context, the action by which a person, having previously been usually resident in the territory of an EU Member State, ceases to have their usual residence in that EU Member State or another EU Member State for a period that is, or is expected to be, of at least 12 months.

Source(s)

• Global context : UN Recommendations on Statistics of International Migration
• EU context : Art. 2(c) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 (Migration Statistics Regulation)

Translations

• BG: емиграция
• CS: vystěhovalectví / emigrace
• DE: Abwanderung / Auswanderung / Emigration
• EL: αποδημία / μετανάστευση
• EN: emigration
• ES: emigración
• ET: väljaränne
• FI: maastamuutto
• FR: émigration
• GA: eisimirce
• HR: iseljavanje
• HU: emigráció/ kivándorlás
• IT: emigrazione
• LT: emigracija
• LV: emigrācija
• MT: Emigrazzjoni
• NL: emigratie
• PL: emigracja
• PT: emigração
• RO: emigraţie
• SK: vysťahovalectvo / emigrácia
• SL: izseljevanje /emigracija
• SV: utvandring
• NO: utvandring
• KA: ემიგრაცია
• UK: еміграція
• HY: արտագաղթ (էմիգրացիա)

Broader Term(s)

• migration

Related Term(s)

• emigrant
• immigration